There is an opinion that Russia only supplies energy resources abroad. Indeed, oil and gas are some of the significant items of Russian exports, but far from the only ones. Russia is also considered the largest supplier to other countries of agricultural products, machinery, equipment and a number of other important goods.
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Oil and gas account for a significant share of Russian exports. In the first decade of the XXI century, the country took the leading positions in the world in the sale of this raw material abroad. The export of energy resources remains one of the most important sources for the formation of the national budget.
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Russia is the world's largest exporter of equipment and technologies for the nuclear power industry. This type of foreign economic activity is one of the priorities for the country. Russia sells to different countries not just components, but a full cycle of nuclear technologies. Russian equipment is used at nuclear power plants in China, India, Iran, Bulgaria, Ukraine and many other countries.
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The share of metallurgical products in Russian exports is high. Ferrous and non-ferrous metals are sold to other countries both in ingots and in the form of finished products. For aluminum, nickel and titanium, Russia is considered one of the main exporters in the world.
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The products of the chemical industry of the Russian Federation are also in demand abroad. Russia supplies to other countries mainly fertilizers, ammonia, methanol and synthetic rubber. Export turnovers for these items reach $ 30 billion per year.
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Russia has a strong position on the international arms market. The country ranks second in the world here after the United States of America. Venezuela, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and even China are actively buying Russian weapons and military equipment. Modern air defense systems and combat aviation are in high demand.
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Domestic engineering products are well sold to other countries. Diesel locomotives, wagons, excavators, lifting and forging equipment, diesel installations for railways and sea vessels - these and many other products find their consumer in many countries of Europe and Asia.
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For export, Russia also supplies a significant amount of electrical engineering and electronics produced in the country. Most of the demand in other countries is for electrical machines for machine building enterprises and large energy facilities. Russian electronic navigation systems are widely used on foreign river and sea vessels.
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The Russian Federation also sells some food products abroad. Traditionally, these are cereals: corn, rice and wheat. There are also exported seafood and some types of alcoholic beverages, for example, vodka and certain types of beer.
